<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J. Lloret</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">F. Carreno</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">L. Marin-Guirao</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A. Marin</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">An alternative approach for managing scuba diving in small marine protected areas</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aquatic conservation marine and freshwater ecosystems</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">assemblage</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">benthic assemblage</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cabo de Palos-Islas Hormigas</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">decision making</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">habitat</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">impact</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">island</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">management</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">management tool</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">mapping</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">marine protected area</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">marine reserve</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mediterranean sea</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">protected area</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">protection measure</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">scuba-diving</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Spain</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">tourism</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">western Mediterranean</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2006</style></year></dates><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;1. As the interest of divers in exploring marine protected areas grows,  so does their impact on sensitive marine organisms and communities. This  situation has led managers to adopt a variety of measures to manage  scuba diving in marine reserves. However, if marine areas need to be  managed and protected from the adverse effects of human activities, then  the characterization of marine habitats and the communities they  contain, along with the potential effects of scuba diving, will need to  be evaluated on scientific lines.2. To this end, the use of benthic  mapping, together with an evaluation of community vulnerability,  constitutes a complementary tool for managing scuba diving, as is  demonstrated in the present study.3. The identification and evaluation  of the different communities observed in Cabo de Palos-Islas Hormigas  Marine Reserve enables managers to propose different measures for  controlling potential diver impact and also for evaluating the effects  of these measures, thus reducing the degradation of the benthic  organisms and communities, benefiting the local tourism industry and  allowing a more sustainable use of the marine reserve resources.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;579&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;591&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom4></record></records></xml>